Decanter handle construction



May 1, 1951 E. c. SULLIVAN I DECANTER HANDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed March 5, 1948 lrwvntcgrr:

Earle CSLJII ivan,

H s ,Attorn ey.

Patented May .5 2

d n cANrEiiin Nn E ooNs'rRUcrIo Q L Earle-c.'siiuiva rriage org; 001111., assig oim H General Electric Company, a' corporation'fof New. York-;' I spplicaiionmar s; 194s, ser'ai 13,221; -l v 4013111157 (c1 .29}1 27 My invention relates to containers=varius1y handle, assemblyy andFigi'4flis"a"sectional view called decanters, flasks; or bowls; and especially taken onthe line 4-4 of Fig.f"2 but'sl'iowing the to those containers madeof fragile materialfl parts on ag'larger scaletha'n Fig; 2. 1"? More particularly, thy-invention relates to handle N For purposesof illustration, 'I have shown'my constructions for such decanters, the handle be 5"inve1ntionajs' applied to the glass decanter or" ing separate from the container body: -Although loweribowl of. a police maker .of the vacuum'. this specification will show and-describe the intype r The dot-dash linesf' "Fig.j; 1jindicate;anf" vention'as applied to' a glass bowl and-handle upper'bowl l' and a'heater2 hichiserves to sup; o ithe type widely used for brewing-coffee by: port as 'wellas'heat the-lower bowl in the usual. the vacuum method, it will be "obvious that the 16"manner during""the invention is'not'limited to 'cofiee makers,..or.to.a; Thefidecanter' or'lb'o the precise shape of bowlor "handle shown and. is i'indica't'ed atsgand t ha fajbulgin ibody described, or even'to decanters made only of with afres'tricted'neckiportion'5 extendingyim-f glass or other fragile material. i -qmediatelyf above the body,;with "an outw rdm,

In removable handle constructionsused with flared open'mouthj which forins'a' pouring edge glassware, it is oftendifiicult to1comperisate fore abovethe restricted neckj' manufacturing variations in the dimensions .of, co binatiorr'with :this de'canterq r bowl! the container. One object of my invention is to" use a'hanfd le madeprin'cipally of arigid ma-.... provide a separate or removable handle con-- te'rial, preferab'lyamoldedjplastic, such as those, struction for use'with containers of this chargenerally calledphenolic condensation products. acter which will.permit the use of \a single size- 'lfhi' sfjhandle embraces, or'atleastpartiallysur handle which will accommodate itself to fairly rounds the; restrictje'd neck of the decanter at? wide variations of container dimensions; its smallest outside diameter, The 'handlefinitsj Another object ofv myinvention is todesign preierred"'form,"as shown in th dfawjng a removable handlewhich'will grip a decanter 2fi cludes'two tapered'arcuate arms 8 'anqewmch or bowl positively butgently,; thereby preventing I will call fchelifo'rm because for their res emet'; looseness of fit as well as possible damage to. blance to thechelae oi 'pincers f a flobsterij the container by the handle.

-. It will be noted that th'esearms are similar fin further object of my invention is to provide r size and shape and that whenthey areinjas a handle design which will not require cleaning 0 "sembled positiontheyoccupy substantially the j as often as prior knowndesigns of removable same plane on opposites'ides of the neck of thjj handles. a 5 V e decanter, ,j 1 vA still further object is to-providea container "At the base or juncture -of the arms a 'fa e handle construction which is easy to apply to and l 0 on'ar'm fl and a face' ll on arm 9; thesefac sf: remove fromacontainerw V L a I =op'posing and touching each other when fthe Other objects are'to; make-a stronggdurable arms are'drawn'togetherf'fOnthe face J O jis 'a' and attractive decanterwith detachable handle lug 12am on the'face Hfis a complementary which is inexpensive and requiresibut a,'few. interlocking "socket-r13 which engagesthefllugf' simple parts. .7 d V p for; a purposefto. be described later. 7 AM The above objects andfadva'ntage's are obtained 6 "For the purpose of manipulating the handle; by n'cvellformations and parts of the handle, and and consequently the decanter when the handle by'their cooperation with parts of the 'c on'tainer. is applied thereto; 1- provide a hand grip l4 "Still other objects and the details of thatjwhich which is secured to the assembled arms, prefer I believe to be 'noveland my invention will be ably as an integralpart'thereof." I have shown clear from the following'description and clai ms ?the hand gripas an egitensioncf'thearm 8 a taken with the accompanying drawing in which though' it is= obvious'that' th" handlemightl be is illustrated an example ofdecanter-embodying Y made as a partoreither or-bo'tharms. 1 the present invention and incorporating an im In order to draw the arms together around proved handle construction 3 the'neck of thebowLI provide means such as "In the drawing, "FigL- l is side elevation of 'a screw IB and 'a nu't l6 which-pass throughj an improvednecant'er"and handle accordingj to shouldered holes H and l8- injjthe bases:o'fith'e my invention, certain partsfbeing broken away arms 8 and 9 -respectivelfiijlheenlarged part" for clarity; Fig.2 is a plan :view of'theassembled of: the hole i8 may be made; hexagonal, gas in and art u rated i. a l B .3 s an ca eid, in i -1 i rde t at m at he? exploded perspective"viewofthe' parts "of the nut lfi'while preventingitsturning' wh'enthe screw Is is manipulated. The holes n and I8" preferably are located on 'the underside of the handle assembly 'so that they aren'ot generally visible when the device is in use. 3

The screw and nut obvidusly fdi'aw the socket l3 and lug [2 together for interlocking the two arms together and preventing movementbf the arms relative to each other out of their ccmmon plane. Other utual y n rlo k n f n atil ns betw en. the arms may be provided, such asthe tapered tongue I9 and its complementary groove 20.

The diameter of the circle generally defined by the inside of the 'cheliform arms- I and 8 ismade slightly larger than the, largest expected neck diameter of the decanter ,wii j. which the, handle is to be used. In order to prevent slipping or wobbling of the handle on the. bowl neck, as well as to accommodate variations in size of the neck, I use an isolated friction means of limited extent between the handle and the bowl. In the or s own, is r cti n meanfi." i a all resilient block or pad 2!... Preferably, the ma terial is natural or synthetic rubber, and the block is simply cut from a. strip. This block is seated in and projects from. a small recessv formed. in, this instance by the two small similar recesses 22 and 23 which are in. portions of the. arms which are adjacent each. other under the hand grip. This recess, and consequently the.

resilient. block seated therein, faces in. a direction toward the, bulging bowl when, the handle is secured in position. Because of this position of the. friction block, when the. handle assembly is ti ten d around th neck t e blo k will t i i mal y nga e. a spot on. t e ow thereby oreventing relative rotation hchwe'en the. bowl and h ha d e. assembly and lilting-the. handle as- 11 11? ga ns the. undersi of. thwarted-m uth. Th s. wi l. prev n wc b ina of the handle. with espec to e bo when the. bowl s iited by the.

a dl T e r siliency of he b oc urthe or p o ide a. selr us me between. he andle. nd n ck. the wl c compe s t forminoran i cturin ar t n; he-b w neck- 2 shows thatv the outer ends or the arms 8 and 9. do not meet, even when the adjacent faces of the, arms are pulled together by the nut and, screw. Therefore, the arms are discontinuous, or incompletely surround the. neck of the bowl, Byleaving this. gap between the outer ends of the arms, two iunctions. are served; first, a handle assembly of a given size may accommodate satisfactorily a slight y wider ran v of variations; in bowl neck sizes. than, would; be; the case if the arms completed a circle; andsecond, the gap will, provide a clear path rrointhe. pouringedge of. the. mouth down the outside of the bowl; so that drippings. from this. edge will drain: off and will not keep the handle assembly or. the handle grip. proper wet. This is. so. because a portion ofv the neck is free from. contact with the arms, where the arms are spaced. apart.

Although I have shown the hand grip as ex-@ tending from the handle, assembly, at a point opposite the. spaced apart ends of the arms, it-

oby-ious that other angular locations between the hand grip and the. ends of: the armsmight e e d.- I

As will be evident from the foregoing descrip-.

tion. certain; aspects; of my invention are not appended claims shall cover such modifications and applications as do not depart from the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States is:

1'. A handle for a decanter of the type having a restricted neck portion extending from a bul ing body, and an outwardly flared open mouth above the neck, said handle comprising a pair of similar coplanar rigid curved arms each tapering to a point at one end, with the other ends or the arms positioned adjacent each other, said arms adapted to embrace the restricted neck only partially, leaving a portion of the neck free from contact-1 with the arms between the pointed ends thereoi, each arm having an isolated recess of limited extent therein next to the adjacent arm, a single resilient block seated partly in each refrictional engagement with said decanter body, a hand grip extending from said arms above said block, and means for drawing and holding the adjacent portions of the arms together near the hand grip, said block biasing said handle away y from said body and toward the underside of said flared. mouth.

2. For use with a decanter having a bulging body and a neck portion of restricted circumference with an. outwardly flared open mouth extending immediately above said body, that improvement in a handle which comprises an assembly of a pair of separate opposed coplanar arcuate tapered arms which together only partially surround the restricted.circumference of the neck, a. hand. grip integral with and extending from said assembly, mutually interlockin formations on said arms preventing movement of the arms relative to each other out of their com-- formations on the arms toward and against each other, said assembly having an isolated recess of limited extent opening downwardly and inwardly toward the bulging body, and a resilient pad seated in and projecting downwardly from said recess toward said body, frictionally engaging a spot on the bulgin body and lifting the assemblyagainst the outwardly flared mouth above said restricted neck.

3. For use with a recanter having a bulging body and a neck portion of restricted circumference with an outwardly flared open mouth extending immediately above said body, that improvement in a handle which comprises a pair of separate opposed arcuate arms encompassing a major portion of the restricted circumference of the neck, mutually interlocking formations on saidarms preventing relative movement thereof, means for drawing said arms toward each other and said mutually interlocking formations into engagement, a hand grip extending from said limited to the particular details of: construction of the example illustrated, and I contemplate that various and other modifications and applications of the invention will; occur to, those skilled in. the art. It, is therefore my intention that the pair of arms when assembled, means on said arms defining a recess of limited extent opening downwardly and inwardly toward the bulging decanterbody, and a resilient pad seated in and projecting downwardly from said recess toward said body, frictionally engaging the bulging body and lifting said. assembled pair of arms against the outwardly flared mouth above said restricted neck.

4. A handle structure for a decanter of the type having a bulging body and a neck portion of restricted diameter with an outwardly flared open mouth extending immediately above said neck portion, said handle structure comprising a pair of. clamping. arms each having a base portion and an arcuate portion to partially encircle the restricted decanter neck, interlocking formations on the base portions of said arms, means drawing said base portion together to engage said interlockin formations and to draw said arcuate arm 5 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,168,988 Zimmermann Jan. 18, 1916 1,859,614 Boever May 24, 1932 2,072,934 Welcott Mar. 9, 1937 2,087,664 Cory July 20, 1937 2,137,884 Weeks Nov. 22, 1938 2,151,276 Mattoon Mar. 21, 1939 2,224,672 Davis Dec. 10, 1940 

